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HE WORLD’S TOP 100 RESORTS initially debuted as a stand-alone publication in the summer of 2006. The inaugural compilation of the world’s most exclusive retreats the result of countless hours spent analysing and debating the detailed reports we gleaned from editors, writers, readers, travel consultants, T row 2 left: and other experts on their far-reaching adventures around the globe. Eight years later, our list—much like the E D W state of travel itself—continues to evolve as we re-evaluate our old favourites, investigate new contenders, and AR D M SELFE whittle the selections down to a perfectly rounded 100. This year’s edition represents our most diverse collection ichael of properties to date, from elite island retreats in Mozambique, , and Montenegro to groundbreaking ; row 2 right: Jackie E vans; row 3 left: new resorts in Zambia, Nicaragua, and the Ecuadoran cloud forest. Whether close to home or in Earth’s most remote corners, adventurous or utterly relaxing, the Robb Report World’s Top 100 Resorts is sure to include the consummate escape for every Robb Report traveller. ➤ K C en ara H d ay onio; d en All pricing information is listed in US dollars per room, per night, based on double occupancy, unless otherwise noted. ROBB REPORT INDIA JULY 2014 ROBB REPORT INDIA JULY 2014

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Natural Selection Four Seasons Resort Langkawi, Langkawi, The Four Seasons Resort Langkawi employs a team of resident naturalists, who lead guests on boat safaris to explore the wildlife-rich mangrove forests, deserted islands, and Cambrian-era limestone formations of their Andaman Sea surroundings. The environs are equally enticing in the resort’s 91 Moorish-style pavilions and villas, which are outfitted with soaring ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, and expansive verandas. Set within a former fishing village, the 48-acre property abounds with lavish gardens and thick jungle forests that are home to monitor lizards, macaque monkeys, and great hornbills. The grounds also include such local delights as a Malay seafood restaurant, one of the four dining options, and a spa that incorporates native herbs and oils in its treatments. The Four Seasons’ primary attraction, however, remains a natural one: The broad sandy beach that leads to the aquamarine eet

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INDIA and a holistic spa make A manbagh for a sublime escape. Jaipur ($650–$3,225) A lush oasis on a www.alilahotels.com ’s former estate, featuring traditional A manjiwo Letter Perfect Mughal-style architecture Central Java and 40 opulent guest An enduring favourite D-Hotel Maris, Marmaris, rooms adorned with among Aman junkies, From its perch along a rocky outcropping above the Aegean green marble this monumental Sea, the D-Hotel Maris looks out over an assemblage of mega- and Indian silks. Explore compound of Yogyakarta yachts and sailboats plying the Turkish Riviera’s most fashion- the Sariska jungle on limestone offers private able waters. The modernist retreat, which completed a renova- horseback or camelback early-morning access to tion in 2013, takes full advantage of its Datça Peninsula setting before taking a cruise Borobudur, one of the (on Turkey's Asian side), with floor-to-ceiling windows in each on LakeManasarovar. world’s largest Buddhist of the 200 accommodations and a collection of sea-view dining ($800–$1,400) monuments. Return to and drinking venues including a whisky and Cognac bar, a sushi www.amanresorts.com unwind in one of the bar, and a Turkish restaurant. An Espa facility offers hammam 36 pavilion suites (each rituals and an Aegean seashell massage, while a swimming pool T aj Falaknuma with a thatch-roofed carved into the edge of a cliff overlooks distant pine-covered Hyderabad terrace) or a Javanese- isles. Many guests, however, prefer to while away the days in (See page 53) tiled swimming pool the shade of a cabana on one of the D-Hotel’s five private set among rice fields. beaches. Should you feel the urge to venture out, the resort’s U maid Bhawan Palace ($950–$3,000) fleet of aircraft and watercraft—which includes a private plane, Jodr hpu www.amanresorts.com a helicopter, two yachts, and a multitude of catamarans and Built between 1928 and water toys—is sure to make a statement on this stylish stretch 1943 for the maharaja Como Shambhala of coast. ($710–$11,570) www.dhotel.com.tr —alexander kulish of , this 26-acre Estate desert palace remains Bali the official abode for the Tucked away on 23 acres lodge with views out to the Coral Sea. Beyond the immersive experience, a journey to the nearby FRENCH region’s royal family. outside the cultural Berkeley River Lodge Great Oyster Bay and resort’s 30 private acres, book the Amankora ruins in one of the resort’s POLYNESIA Upon arrival, guests are capital of Ubud, this K yimberle the Hazards mountain guests can enjoy golfing, Journey, an 11-night custom remorks (motor- Four Seasons Resort showered with rose holistic resort is Twenty villas set on range is a nature lover’s snorkelling, and sailing. pilgrimage from Paro to powered rickshaws). Bora Bora petals before checking singularly transporting, massive sand dunes above paradise. Hike, fish, or ($875–$4,670) Bumthang that stops at ($1,050–$1,350) Bora Bora in to one of 64 offering 30 handcrafted the Timor Sea deliver kayak among the pristine www.qualia.com.au each lodge. www.amanresorts.com Set above a gin-clear exquisite art deco-style Balinese accommodations remote wilderness with surroundings, or visit the ($775 per person) lagoon, the property’s accommodations. and a results-driven all the trimmings. The Freycinet Marine Oyster Southern Ocean www.amanresorts.com 100 thatch-roofed ($370–$12,500) wellness spa. Enjoy journey to the resort, which Farm for fresh oysters Lodge FIJI bungalows and seven www.tajhotels.com mountain biking, is accessible only by air or plucked straight from K angaroo Island Laucala Island villas accommodate hiking, yoga, meditation, sea, is as breathtaking as the bay. ($1,630–$2,500, (See page 52) Just 25 villas—each everyone from and dips in aquatherapy the destination, where you including meals) www. A mansara outfitted with a pool— honeymooners to pools. ($400–$1,500) can fish for barramundi saffire-freycinet.com.au S iem Reap inhabit this 3,200-acre multigenerational A lila Villas Uluwatu www.comohotels.com and spy on crocodiles and BHUTAN A former guest villa of private-island families. Enjoy a Bali

rock wallabies. (Three- Qualia Amankora the Cambodian king A hideaway. The James catamaran outing Sustainable and stylish, xe l

Ha milton Island paro night packages from $3,600 Norodom Sihanouk, the K Bond-worthy amenities through the coral-filled this modern hideaway u ll

per person, all inclusive) The ultimate Great Barrier Five distinct lodges, with breathtaking 24-suite / are many, including a Pacific, a Tahitian comprising 65 pavilion- G ora Kadan R www.berkeleyriver.com.au Reef getaway, with 60 a total of 72 Bhutanese- estate is tops for setting, ainer fleet of 14 boats, a David ritual at the spa, and style pool villas is set Hakone

hillside pavilions (some style suites, set throughout service, and amenities Kl McLay Kidd golf course, French-Polynesian among the limestone cliffs Volcanic-stone-heated o Saffire Freycinet with private pools) the Himalayan country’s in this “temple town” ster and, debuting this year, cuisine at Arii Moana. of the Bukit Peninsula. spring waters fill the m

Tsa mania nestled among central and western near the eier a submarine. ($4,200– ($1,045–$14,930) Butler service, an outdoor baths at this This polished 20-suite eucalyptus trees above valleys. For a truly archaeological site. Take $40,000) www.laucala.com www.fourseasons.com Indonesian restaurant, Shōwa-era ryokan with

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T risara in Phuket has 39 rooms and suites set among the treetops on a cliff above theA ndaman Sea.

views of Mount Fuji. A Intimacy former imperial retreat, Four Seasons Resort the inn offers 38 of Maldives at Landaa Redefined Japan’s most exquisite Giraavaru EUDENHO SE, NELSON, tatami rooms, plus B l aa Atol NEW ZEALAND peaceful gardens and A Maldivian masterpiece Consistently rated by top travel 10- to 13-course kaiseki with 103 overwater and magazines as one of the best luxury dinners. ($490–$870 beach villas. Snorkel lodges in New Zealand, and by home per person, including with marine biologists and garden magazines as one of the breakfast and dinner) at nearby Hanifaru Bay, prettiest, Edenhouse was not meant to www.gorakadan.com swim in the UNESCO be a hotel at all. The brainchild of a for- World Biosphere mer Australian finance honcho and his Reserve, or gaze upon real estate and design-driven Kiwi wife, MALAYSIA kaleidoscopic marine life the main building and the cottage were Four Seasons Resort through the ayurvedic built to serve as a home to live in and Langkawi spa’s glass floors. Langkawi entertain guests when the couple ($1,100–$21,000) decided to move to New Zealand from (See page 46-47) www.fourseasons.com the UK. The set-up consists of two rooms in the main building, and a quaint cottage with one en suite bedroom and new opening a first floor with three beds, ideal for kids. Guests arrive by helicopter from Nelson airport, and often go off for maldives lunch on a chopper to one of the Cheval Blanc Randheli, noonu atoll national parks where they can fine-dine T he second resort from the LVMH Hotel atop a mountain. This is discreet, inti- Management’s Cheval Blanc brand, this mate luxury at its best—the kind private island escape is the Maldives’ new Hollywood stars prefer, and often fre- standard-bearer, with 45 villas (each including quent. ($1,200 per night; garden cottage a swimming pool and butler service), five at $1,400, including breakfast and dinner restaurants, a spa island, and a custom Twin for two) www.edenhouse.co.nz Otter de Havilland plane for transfers from —Jamal Shaikh Malé. ($1,300–$1,950, including breakfast) www.chevalblanc.com

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ASIA & THE PACIFIC the world’s top 100 Resorts Island Hopping 22-suite plantation lodge Sout hern Ocean Lodge, K angaroo Island, Australia (plus an owner’s cottage) Everyday encounters on Kangaroo Island range from sea lion and fur seal sightings on deserted beaches to kangaroo and wallaby situated on a cliff in the crossings on abandoned prairie roads. Guests of the Australian island’s Southern Ocean Lodge, however, find that glimpses of fellow humans northerly Bay of Islands. It can be few and far between. Set above the shores of Hanson Bay, the adventure lodge stretches across a windswept bluff, where 21 glass- includes a championship walled suites feature locally designed furnishings and spellbinding views of the Southern Ocean. No more than 46 guests at a time enjoy 250 golf course, a spa acres of preserved land, as well as access to nearby Flinders Chase National Park and Kelly Hill Conservation Park. The island’s bounty is also surrounded by totara trees, on display in the main lodge, where the restaurant’s daily menu features such local ingredients as American River oysters and Ligurian honey. and a restaurant serving A sprawling terrace serves as a perfect setting for sipping sundowners and, if desired, mingling with other guests. ($950–$1,760 per person, five-course dinners. (Suites all inclusive) www.southernoceanlodge.com.au —jill k. robinson from $650 per person, owner’s cottage from $7,465, both including breakfast and dinner) www.kauricliffs.com

Minaret Station Lake Wanaka New Zealand’s most spectacular wilderness hideaway is nestled deep within the heart-stopping Recent Royal beauty of the Southern T aj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad Alps. The four-tent resort The uniqueness of this structure lies in an often ignored fact: The Taj Falaknuma Palace, home to can only be accessed the last of the Hyderabadi Nizam, is seeped in history that’s recent enough to make it eerily relatable. by helicopter, granting The family of the last Nizam is still around and Princess Esra is said to have had a fair say in the guests exclusive access to refurbishment undertaken by the . The colour of the building remains a hue that changes with the region’s snow-capped the colour of the sky, hence Falaknuma, meaning ‘mirror of the skies’. The hotel has also recently opened mountains, crystalline a convention centre that is going to be used for high teas and events. (Suites at $1,300 upwards) lakes, and towering www.tajhotels.com —jamal shaikh glaciers. (From $1,620 per person, all inclusive) www.minaretstation.com the famed Cloud 9 break. Burma Bar. (Two-night T risara ($435–$920 per person, packages from $2,060 per Phuket E denhouse all inclusive) tent, all inclusive) This ultra-exclusive ne lson www.dedonisland.com www.fourseasons.com retreat of nearly a (See page 50) decade is still Phuket’s Phulay Bay, finest, with 39 villas and Four Seasons Tented a Ritz-Carlton Reserve suites and 20 residences PHILIPPINES Camp Golden Triangle K rabi strung along more than a Dedon Island C hiang Rai Implausibly luxurious trop- mile of lush headlands NEW ZEALAND round of golf at the resort’s S iargao This 15-tent camp set ical retreat with an Espa above the Andaman Sea. T he Farm at Cape Tom Doak-designed new opening The first resort from the within a bamboo jungle facility, an infinity-edge Enjoy signature Thai Kidnappers course. (Suites from $630 furniture manufacturer near the Mekong and pool, and six exceptional spa treatments and the Hawke’s Bay per person, owner’s cottage Dedon, this nine-villa Ruak Rivers pairs the restaurants. Choose from island’s best chocolate This 6,000-acre work- from $4,700, both including A manoi, Vni h Hy Bay hideaway is a style seeker’s luxuries of Bill Bensley- 54 pavilions and villas, the truffles.($840–$8,450) ing ranch on a dramatic breakfast and dinner) Located within the Nui Chua National Park, haven with custom woven designed accommoda- best of which are the Royal www.trisara.com cliff overlooking Hawke’s www.capekidnappers.com Amanresorts’ firstV ietnamese property is a meditative furnishings and swinging tions with the adventure Andaman Sea Villas offer- Bay offers 22 art-filled marvel surrounded by forests, mountains, and daybeds strewn along of exploring the sur- ing rain-forest showers, suites and a four-bedroom T he Lodge at sea. The 100-acre resort features 36 minimalist breezy beaches. Rates roundings by elephant. lotus-shaped plunge pools, TURKEY owner’s cottage. Tour New Kauri Cliffs accommodations, a beach club, two swimming pools, include everything from Days begin with sunrise and panoramic sea views. D-Hotel Maris Zealand’s second-largest Matauri Bay and a standout spa—even by Aman standards. meals and spa treatments elephant treks and end ($385–$5,090) Marmaris wine region and enjoy a A refined yet relaxed ($900–$9,000) www.amanresorts.com to surfing excursions at with sundowners at the www.ritzcarlton.com (See page 49)

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Iberian Beauty Finca Cortesin, Casares, From the outside, Finca Cortesin’s whitewashed walls, terracotta roof tiles, and Moorish courtyards appear like the well-restored remnants of an ancient Andalusian farmhouse. But the resort, which sits on a sweeping country- side parcel overlooking the Mediterranean, is not yet five-years-old, having been built from the ground up in 2009. Located some 24 kilometres west of Marbella on the Spanish Riviera, the 530-acre retreat features 67 suites and 16 villas outfitted with a sleek and subdued mix of bespoke furnishings and antiques sourced fromS pain, , and . The Iberian flavour extends to the resort’s El Jardín restaurant, where dishes might include monkfish in pinto rojo sauce and beef villagodio with foie gras and jamón ibérico. Three additional restaurants, a spa with thermal baths, an 18-hole golf course, and two swimming pools round out the property. For guests in search of sun and sand, the resort’s private beach club, located about a kilometre and half from the hotel, features a café and an

infinity-edge pool lined with Balinese sunbeds. ($630–$4,870) www.fincacortesin.com —will hide ROBB REPORT INDIA JULY 2014 ROBB REPORT INDIA JULY 2014

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ENGLAND C hewton Glen Hotel & Spa Hamps hire This 70-room estate on 130 acres offers a classic English country-house experience—stately accommodations, croquet on manicured lawns, afternoon tea on a trellised terrace—but adds adventurous twists such as the 12 new tree-house suites that overlook Hampshire’s New Forest. Ideal for families. ($540–$3,760) www.chewtonglen.com

C oworth Park Ascot The Dorchester Collection’s impressive re-imagining of a 240-acre Georgian manor, The legendary Hotel du with smoked-oak floors, Cap-Eden-Roc has presided over the leather-covered vanities, southern tip of Cap d'Antibes for and copper bathtubs nearly a century and a half. in the 70 guest rooms. The resort, located just a few kilometres south with two pools, a private and a Michelin two-star villas are perfect for plunge pools, blend 1,075-square-foot terrace includes whiskey tastings the Beach Club Il Riccio. of Windsor Castle, also beach, a screening room, restaurant by Yannick families. ($1,155–$15,475, neoclassical and a private pool. and falconry. ($1,400– ($500–$10,725) includes an equestrian and a gourmet restaurant. Alléno. Open December including breakfast) architecture with ($410–$2,320) $2,320, all inclusive) www.capripalace.com centre and a contemporary ($630–$15,065) through April. (From www.hdcer.com minimalist decor. www.tsitouras.com www.ballyfin.com spa. ($475–$6,985, www.capestel.com $2,110, including breakfast) ($1,320–$14,745) C astiglion del Bosco including breakfast) www.chevalblanc.com www.amanresorts.com M ontalcino www.coworthpark.com C heval Blanc Massimo Ferragamo’s Courchevel Hotel du Amanzoe T he Tsitouras Ballyfin C apri Palace fashionable Courh c evel 1850 Cap-Eden-Roc P orto Heli Collection County Laois Hotel & Spa transformation of a Commissioned by the A ntibes Fragrant pine forests S antorini Guests are treated like roy- Capri 4,000-acre hilltop estate C ap Estel LVMH Moët Hennessy Dramatically perched and olive grove-covered Traditional cave-style alty at this opulent country This Mediterranean resort is Tuscany’s most opulent Èze Louis Vuitton CEO on the tip of Cap hills serve as a living meets modern retreat set on 614 acres of blends Italianate grandeur retreat. It includes 23 This late-19th-century Bernard Arnault, this d’Antibes, this 142-year- stunning backdrop for Greek design at this gardens, woodlands, and with contemporary design. suites, nine farmhouse mansion on a private ultra-luxurious ski-in/ski- old hotel with 118 this Aegean-coast five-suite retreat on waterfalls. Eighteenth- Several of the 72 rooms villas, a castle, two peninsula near the border out chalet is Courchevel’s sun-drenched rooms, a resort designed by the the cliffs of Firostefani. century elegance domi- and suites are styled as restaurants, a cooking of offers 12 suites pièce de résistance, Champagne lounge, a longtime Amanresorts Spectacular caldera nates the 15 tributes to such artists as school, a winery, a Tom and eight rooms on a with 36 guest rooms, a seaside spa, a private collaborator Ed views can be had from antique-filled suites and René Magritte and Piet Weiskopf-designed golf secluded five-acre, palm- spa featuring Guerlain pier, and a saltwater Tuttle. The 38 rooms, any room but are elaborate public spaces, Mondrian; additional course, and a new spa. fringed estate. A hideaway treatments, a Mongolian swimming pool is a Côte all of which include best from the private while an array of authen- highlights include the ($625–$8,355) www. of resplendent living yurt-cum-cigar-lounge, d’Azur icon. Two private spacious marble villa, which includes a tically Irish activities Capri Beauty Farm spa and castigliondelbosco.com

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A ccommodations at Ireland's Ballyfin are set within a Grand Resort Bad Ragaz is historic mansion surrounded centred around a century-old by woodlands, lakes, and thermal spring that is known emerald-green lawns. for its healing properties.

Hotel Romazzino cliffside infinity-edge pool, of private beachfront suites, which overlook SPAIN that’s just an hour’s drive priced from $2,400 views and feature a mix S ardinia and a modern spa offer- in southwestern Sicily, manicured parklands dot- Finca Cortesin from Zurich is centred per person) of refurbished antiques Part of the Aga Khan’s ing treatments designed this 203-room Rocco ted with Roman statues. Casares around a century-old www.resortragaz.ch and custom furnishings original Costa Smeralda by Santa Maria Novella. Forte Collection resort A romantic retreat with a (See page 54-55) thermal spring that is swathed in Berluti leather. paradise, this Starwood ($535–$3,350) www.monas- is a golfer’s haven with mighty history. ($1,000– said to have great healing C arlton Hotel A masterpiece three- Luxury Collection resort terosantarosa.com two 18-hole courses $4,000) www.villadeste.com properties. The old S t. Moritz bedroom penthouse is with whitewashed walls (including one designed classic-style buildings This is the pearl of one of the largest and a private beach Le Sirenuse by Kyle Phillips). T he Alpina Gstaad called Grand Hotel St. Moritz purely for its suites in St. Moritz. (Suites remains the place to stay P ositano Other highlights range MONTENEGRO Gstaad Quellenhof and Grand location; looking out to from $920 to $9,050, in Sardinia. In addition An Amalfi Coast institu- from a holistic spa to a A man Sveti Stefan The first luxury hotel to open Hotel Hof Ragaz, with Lake St. Moritz and the penthouse from $34,350, to 94 oceanfront accom- tion, this clifftop hideaway 15th-century watchtower S veti Stefan in Gstaad in over a century, their charming rooms majestic Engadin Valley. both including breakfast modations, six new villas with 58 rooms features a that today houses a An offshore 15th- the Alpina adds a much- with “embroidered The 61 suites and junior and dinner) offer privacy and space for Champagne-and-oyster trattoria and gelateria. century fortress village needed dash of modernity to walls”, have now been suites all have lake www.carlton-stmoritz.ch families. ($2,600–$34,360) bar, a Michelin-starred ($390–$1,070, including that has been transformed the mountain town with its supplemented with www.romazzinohotel.com restaurant, and an ocean- breakfast) into a private-island Japanese restaurant, stylish a modern Spa Suites view pool terrace lined www.roccofortehotels.com resort in the Adriatic après-ski lounge, and Six building that towers Monastero Santa Rosa with lemon trees. Spend a Sea. The 50-room Senses spa. Each of the 56 above the award-winning new opening Hotel & Spa day island-hopping in the Villa d’Este property—and the rooms offers a mountain- golf greens. Home to Con ca dei Marini resort’s vintage Riva boat. Cernobbio eight-room Villa Miločer, view balcony. ($975–$16,720, multiple Michelin-starred spain A meticulously restored ($530–$5,530) Service and style take located on the nearby including breakfast) restaurants, Grand Resort C astell Son Claret, M ajorca 17th-century monastery set www.sirenuse.it centrestage at this 16th- mainland—serves as www.thealpinagstaad.ch Bad Ragaz remains best- The Balearic Islands’ most luxurious and secluded hotel is set on atop a promontory above century estate nestled on an ideal base for exploring known for its weight-loss, 326 UNESCO-protected acres in the foothills of the Tramuntana

the Gulf of Salerno. Enjoy Verdura Golf & Spa the shores of Lake Como. Montenegro’s islands james fennell Grand Resort Bad healing, and preventive Mountains. In addition to 38 rooms in a 19th-century manor 20 antique-filled rooms, a Resort Sumptuous silks, glittering and vineyards. ($760– Ragaz cure programmes that are house, the property includes a bakery, a chapel that has restaurant and bar over- Scc iac a chandeliers, and old-world $5,335) B zad Raga attended to by the best in been converted into a bar, and a world-class Mediterranean looking tiered gardens, a Claiming over a kilometre antiques grace the 152 www.amanresorts.com The discreet health resort the world. (Spa Suites are restaurant. ($410–$2,300) www.castellsonclaret.com

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arizona N immo Bay Four Seasons Resort Wilderness Resort Scottsdale at Troon Port McNeill North Accessible only by air or S cottsdale water, this nine-cabin heli- The rugged Sonora Desert fly-fishing lodge frames this family-friendly offers access to 80,000 resort that features 210 square kilometres of terrain adobe-style suites and casitas, that includes 50 rivers three restaurants, three and streams. The lodge’s swimming pools, a full- location, on the edge of the service spa, and plenty of out- Great Bear Rainforest, also door activities. Golfers enjoy affords opportunities for bear privileges at the nearby Troon watching, rock climbing, and North Golf Club’s two world- kayaking. (From $1,395 per class courses. ($280–$6,000) person; heli-adventures from www.fourseasons.com $2,400 per person) www.nimmobay.com BI R TISH COLUMBIA C ALIFOrnia Clayoquot Wilderness Calistoga Ranch, an Resort Auberge Resort T ofino Cali stoga Ride horses through Designed to resemble a old-growth forests, fish vintner’s estate, this for king salmon in Clayoquot 157-acre retreat boasts Sound, or kayak in Warren Bay an organic restaurant, before retiring to one of the a spa with mineral 20 luxury tents outfitted with soaking pools, and its antique dressers and hand- own wine label. Nature woven rugs. It is Vancouver takes a starring role in Island’s most exclusive the 50 cottages, with wilderness experience. (Three- outdoor living areas night packages from $4,270 per and floor-to-ceiling windows. person) www.wildretreat.com ($720–$4,550) www.calistogaranch.com Four Seasons Resort Whistler The Grand Del Mar Whi stler San Diego with the surrounding sandstone formations. Stone-and- The most prestigious address A sprawling estate with Just Desert concrete accommodations forgo elaborate decoration so at North America’s largest 249 rooms and a Tom Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah as not to detract from the dramatic views, which are enjoyed ski resort, with 273 Fazio-designed golf course in Adrian Zecha’s penchant for creating extraordinary through floor-to-ceiling glass doors and from cosy outdoor chalet-style rooms, an in- the hills of North resorts in out-of-the-way places is unrivalled. Amangiri—an terraces with fireplaces. Following a climb on one of house ski concierge, and hot County. Chef William off-the-grid hideaway nestled in the canyons of a 600-acre Amangiri’s via ferrata courses or a hike to nearby Ulrike’s springs-style whirlpools. Bradley, of the resort’s private reserve in Utah—might be the Amanresorts founder’s Cave, guests can unwind in the 25,000-square-foot spa Golfers enjoy access to private Addison restaurant, was most impressive achievement to date. Opened in 2009 after (where a flotation pool is filled with imported Dead Sea Jack Nicklaus– and Arnold named Robb Report’s 2014 more than a decade of construction, the 34-suite desert salts) and dine al on the restaurant’s terrace amid Palmer-designed courses. New Culinary Master. ayden

retreat is bound completely by nature; its clay-coloured towering plateaus and sprawling scrubland. H ($220–$4,100) ($395–$6,000)

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